The Lord of the Rings: War in the North: The Kotaku Review

Kotaku - Why didn't Gandalf have his giant eagle friends drop the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom and be done with it?

This is a question I've jokingly put forth to fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy over the years, endlessly amused by the (often angry) responses it generates. "The eagles' primitive brains would be overwhelmed by the evil power!" they would answer. "The poisonous gasses from the volcano would kill them if they tried," or "They were neutral in the battle and wouldn't commit to aiding any one side," the fans would offer, attempting to explain away what to many seems like a massive plot hole.

Ive been waiting for a good lotr rpg and we finally get another game similar to baulders gate on consoles. I really cant wait to get this i hope they add dlc and expansion packs to add in more towns and areas with more enemies and bosses. Im really saddened by the lack of hype this is getting, skyrim def stole the show from this game. What a horrible time to release a more linear rpg.